The ad began airing October 18th and will run through Election Day in the Lexington media market, which covers the 6th District.

The ad is entitled “Bankrupt” and can be seen below:

It explains that instead of fighting for Kentucky taxpayers, Democrat Ben Chandler broke his personal commitment to oppose higher taxes and voted for President Obama’s energy tax hike scheme.

The energy tax could have cost Kentucky 35,000 jobs and driven up energy costs by $1,000 per year.

Although Ben Chandler initially signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge to oppose higher taxes, he has broken that commitment to Kentucky taxpayers numerous times.

“Ben Chandler made a written promise to Kentucky taxpayers to oppose higher taxes that he never had any intention of keeping. He’s the kind of guy who says things to get elected and cannot be trusted by taxpayers,” said Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform. “If voters want a Congressman who breaks his promises by joining the ranks of Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, and President Obama on higher energy taxes, Ben Chandler is their guy. If, however, voters are concerned about Washington’s tax and spend agenda, Chandler cannot be trusted back in the nation’s capital.”

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On Friday, Americans for Tax Reform announced plans for a half million dollar ad buy in Georgia’s 12th Congressional District. Vying for the seat are Democrat incumbent John Barrow and Republican Lee Anderson. As a result of the ads, the Barrow campaign seems perplexed as to why Americans for Tax Reform got involved in the race. Here are the top four reasons:

Republican Lee Anderson is the only candidate in the race to sign the Taxpayer Protection Pledge to Georgia voters. John Barrow refuses to make that same promise to oppose all net tax hikes in Washington. Barrow’s Democratic allies in Washington propose tax hikes on a daily basis, which is reason enough to have concerns for his re-election in November.

Tax and spend liberal Democrats count on John Barrow’s vote in Washington. Barrow voted for San Francisco liberal Nancy Pelosi for Speaker of the House. Barrow voted for the failed $700 billion stimulus. Barrow voted against repealing Obamacare. Barrow cannot escape his party’s failed record even if he refuses to get truthful about his allegiance to the Democrat party.

John Barrow is not being truthful about his support for $700 billion in Medicare cuts. When given the opportunity to repeal Obamacare, John Barrow voted no. He voted to hit the middle class with a tax hike and keep the $716 billion in Medicare cuts in place. The Medicare cuts Barrow voted for amount to more than $1 billion in Georgia’s 12th District alone.

Americans for Tax Reform will be running two ads in the district. The first responds to Center Forward’s proven-false ad attacking Lee Anderson for signing the Taxpayer Protection Pledge and can be seen here:

The second ad, entitled “Wrong Prescription,” targets John Barrow for his refusal to preserve and protect Medicare. It can be seen here:

“John Barrow had more than enough time to denounce the proven-false claims being made against Lee Anderson on his behalf. Instead, he sat idly by as Democrat allies lied for him,” said Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform. “Perhaps even worse is this idea that Barrow is not someone who tax and spend liberals in Washington count on. From the failed stimulus to the refusal to vote in favor of repealing Obamacare, Barrow has voted against the interests of Georgia for too long.”

Americans for Tax Reform is investing an additional $840,000 for an ad against incumbent Democrat Mark Critz in his bid for re-election in the 12th Congressional District. Rep. Critz faces a challenge from Republican Keith Rothfus.

The ad is entitled "Wrong Prescription." It begins by explaining that Democrat Mark Critz voted against repealing Obamacare, which includes over $700 billion in Medicare cuts nation-wide. Seniors can thank Critz for $1.8 billion in cuts to the program from PA-12 alone.

The ad will air through Election Day on all major cable channels in the district.

In the district, only Keith Rothfus has signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge to Pennsylvania voters to oppose higher taxes. Congressman Critz has refused to sign the Pledge, leaving the door open to higher taxes.

“Mark Critz certainly is the wrong prescription for Pennsylvania taxpayers. That’s because Washington doesn’t need more politicians who think higher taxes are a good idea,” said Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform. “Democrats should get real with taxpayers and seniors specifically about their plan to pay for even more overspending with cuts to Medicare that do nothing to shore up the program.”

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Americans for Tax Reform is investing $1.3 million for television ads in Colorado’s competitive 3rd Congressional District. Democrat Sal Pace is challenging Republican Scott Tipton for the Western Slope seat.

The ad is entitled “Wrong Prescription.” It begins by explaining that Democrat Sal Pace supports Obamacare, which includes over $700 billion in Medicare cuts nation-wide. Seniors can thank Democrats like Pace for $6.6 billion in cuts to the program in Colorado alone.

The ad will air Saturday, October 13th and will run for two weeks on all major cable channels.

In the district, only Congressman Scott Tipton has signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge to Colorado voters to oppose higher taxes. Sal Pace has refused to sign the Pledge, leaving the door open to higher taxes.

“Sal Pace certainly is the wrong prescription for Colorado taxpayers. That’s because Washington doesn’t need more politicians who think higher taxes are a good idea,” said Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform. “Democrats should get real with taxpayers and seniors specifically about their plan to pay for even more overspending with cuts to Medicare that do nothing to shore up the program.”

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Americans for Tax Reform is investing $756,000 for television ads in New York’s competitive race for the 18th Congressional District. Democrat Sean Maloney is challenging Republican Nan Hayworth in the Hudson Valley district.

The ad will begin airing on Saturday, October 13th and will run for two weeks on all major cable and network television channels in the district.

The ad begins by explaining that Democrat Sean Maloney is a tax-raising politician who supports raising taxes on small businesses. Maloney’s support for allowing tax rates to automatically expire on more than one million small businesses could result in 700,000 lost jobs nation-wide.

In the district, only Congresswoman Nan Hayworth has signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge to New York voters to oppose higher taxes. Sean Maloney has refused to sign the Pledge, leaving the door open to higher taxes.

“Sean Maloney’s plan for higher taxes should concern voters in New York’s 18th District. It is a job killing agenda that will prevent genuine economic recovery,” said Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform. “Maloney’s Manhattan mentality of forcing taxpayers to fork over more of their hard earned money ignores a basic fact: Washington does not have a revenue problem, it has an overspending problem. The Maloney tax and spend agenda is simply out of touch.”

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Americans for Tax Reform has reserved $496,000 in air time for television ads in Georgia’s competitive 12th Congressional District race. After a barrage of proven-false attack ads from the Democrat Super PAC Center Forward and other John Barrow allies, ATR is fighting back for Republican Taxpayer Protection Pledge signer Lee Anderson.

ATR has reserved air time in the Augusta-Aiken, Macon, and Savannah media markets for television ads to begin airing on Monday, October 15th. The first ad responds to Center Forward’s ad. It explains that the Taxpayer Protection Pledge “is a simple Pledge, to not raise your taxes.” It is a Pledge that Anderson has made to the taxpayers of Georgia’s 12th Congressional District.

In addition to $496,000 in television ads, ATR has spent $17,500 on a targeted direct mail campaign. The campaign will highlight the fact that Anderson has signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, promising Georgians that he will oppose any effort to raise taxes. It will also highlight Democrats’ reckless behavior in Congress over the last couple of years.

As a result, Americans for Tax Reform is defending Anderson from the barrage of false claims in his bid for Congress in Georgia’s 12th Congressional District.

“Democrats seem to lack the kind of negative attack ad creativity we have come to expect from their organizations over the past couple of election cycles,” said Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform. “Recycling a proven-false claim against Pledge signers is perhaps the best they’ve got as an alternative to explaining their plan for an economic recovery: higher taxes and more government spending.

Lee Anderson has made a simple promise to Georgia voters. He has promised them that when he gets to Washington, he will not raise their taxes. Voters would do well to protect their pocketbooks by voting for Lee Anderson, the only Pledge signer in the race,” continued Norquist.

Americans for Tax Reform is investing $1.6 million for television ads in California’s competitive 52nd Congressional District. Democrat Scott Peters is challenging Republican Brian Bilbray for the Coastal San Diego seat.

The ad is entitled “Wrong Prescription." It begins by explaining that Democrat Scott Peters supports Obamacare, which includes over $700 billion in Medicare cuts nation-wide. Seniors can thank Democrats like Peters for $60 billion in cuts to the program in California alone.

The ad will air Saturday, October 13th and will run for two weeks on all major cable channels.

In the district, only Congressman Brian Bilbray has signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge to California voters to oppose higher taxes. Scott Peters has refused to sign the Pledge, leaving the door open to higher taxes.

“Scott Peters certainly is the wrong prescription for California taxpayers. That’s because Washington doesn’t need more politicians who think higher taxes are a good idea,” said Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform. “Democrats should get real with taxpayers and seniors specifically about their plan to pay for even more overspending with cuts to Medicare that do nothing to shore up the program.”

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Americans for Tax Reform is investing $1.7 million for television ads in Ohio’s competitive race for the 6th Congressional District. Former Democrat Congressman Charlie Wilson is challenging Republican Bill Johnson in the Ohio River Valley district.

The ad is entitled “Boxer." It highlights Wilson’s time in Congress, defined by a vote for the $700 billion bailout, trillion dollar stimulus, Obamacare and an additional $5 trillion added to the national debt.

The ad will begin airing on Saturday, October 13th and run for two weeks on all major cable television channels in the district.

In the district, only Congressman Bill Johnson has signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge to Ohio voters to oppose higher taxes. Charlie Wilson has refused to sign the Pledge, leaving the door open to higher taxes.

“Charlie Wilson had more than enough time in Washington to demonstrate that he understood the concerns of Ohio Voters. Unfortunately, he supported plans to raise taxes, balloon the debt, and increase spending by trillions,” said Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform. “A man’s record is important and voters should pay close attention to Wilson’s. Voters shouldn’t give Wilson another chance to recklessly spend more of their hard earned money.”

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Americans for Tax Reform is investing $495,000 into a targeted campaign in Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District in defense of Republican Keith Rothfus. After a barrage of proven-false negative attack ads from the Democrat Congressional Campaign Committee and their allies, ATR is fighting back on behalf of Taxpayer Protection Pledge signer Keith Rothfus.

ATR has reserved $385,000 in air time for a television ad in the Pittsburgh and Johnstown media markets.

The ad explains that the Taxpayer Protection Pledge “is a simple Pledge, to not raise your taxes.” It is a Pledge that Rothfus has made to the taxpayers of Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District.

The ad will air on all major network and cable television channels for 16 days beginning today.

In addition to reserved airtime, ATR will be investing nearly $110,000 in a targeted direct mail campaign, live phone calls, and online ads. The campaign will highlight the fact that Rothfus has signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, promising Pennsylvanians that he will oppose any effort to raise taxes.

As a result, Americans for Tax Reform has made its first television ad buy to defend Rothfus from the barrage of false claims in his bid for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District.

“Democrats seem to lack the kind of negative attack ad creativity we have come to expect from their organizations over the past couple of election cycles,” said Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform. “Recycling a proven-false claim against Pledge signers is perhaps the best they’ve got as an alternative to explaining their plan for an economic recovery: higher taxes and more government spending.

Keith Rothfus has made a simple promise to Pennsylvania voters. He has promised them that when he gets to Washington, he will not raise their taxes. Voters would do well to protect their pocketbooks by voting for Keith Rothfus, the only Pledge signer in the race,” continued Norquist.